The celebrated socialite - and former wife of one of the most-respected Presidents in U.S. History - is to be the subject of a screen biopic if Steven Spielberg has any say in it.
Spielberg, arguably one of the top power-brokers in Hollywood today, has jumped on board the project in the capacity of Producer.
The screenplay - written by Noah Oppenheim (a former producer on the "Today" show) - intends to focus an insightful lens on Jackie O's last dark days at the White House in the aftermath of her husband's assassination in Dallas, Texas.
The twist?
Oppenheimer's material is allegedly written from the point of view of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
A toughie, when you consider that most of the principals in the modern-day tragedy - Jackie Kennedy, son John F. Kennedy Jr., Robert F. Kennedy - even Senator Edward Kennedy (who passed away to spirit in recent months) - are no longer with us in the actual flesh.
Does Oppenheimer intend to rely on the recollections of daughter Caroline Kennedy?
Or, does he have a parcel of heretofore unpublished documents (and/or private letters) to draw on to breath some new life into the highly-scrutinized age-old saga?
And, now that the issue has been raised, I am inclined to wonder - too - if the project has received a blessing from the Kennedy clan (what's left of 'em).
Inquiring minds want to know!
Curiously, years ago, I was hired to play a Secret Service Agent on the TV Show - The Twilight Zone (CBS) - for an episode on time travel which featured a re-enactment of the Kennedy assassination in Dallas.
With startling detail, the producers recreated the infamous limo scene - where Jackie jumped out of her seat in the open motorcade and onto the rear trunk - shortly after John F. Kennedy was shot.
I was in that scene, in addition to others at a mansion that doubled as the White House, which focused on events triggered by the shocking tragedy.
I wonder, will Spielberg also push for a flash-back of that black day in American history?
If so, maybe I should dust off my dark suit, and keep my eye out for audition calls!
World stunned by Onassis marriage!
Warhol portrait of friend Jackie O!
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